Tip-securing means for billiard cues



J. VETTER.

TIP SECURING MEANS FOR BILIIIARD CUES.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1921- 1,427,873. I PatentedSeptfi, 1922- TIE l- Patented Sept, 5, 1922.,

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TIP-SECURING MIEANS FORBILLIARD CUES.

Application filed May 21, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnri-i Vn'r'rnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of ()hio, have made an invention appertaining to Tip-Securing Means for Billiard Cues; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to billiard cues and particularly to a means for fastening tips thereto; and has for its object the provision of simple and efficient means of this character which is inexpensive in its construction and enables a tip to be easily and quickly attached to a cue without the use of glue and removed therefrom for the purpose of repairing or replacement.

The invention is fully described in the fol lowing specification, and while in its broader aspect it is capable of embodiment in numerous forms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,-

Figure 1 is an enlarged side elevation of the tip end portion of a cue embodying the invention and having a part in central 1ongitudinal section, and Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged inner end and side elevations of the stem member of the tip securing means.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a billiard one having a socket 2 centrally disposed in its tip end longitudinally thereof, such socket being preferably of cylindrical form in cross section. The tip member 8 of the cue, which member may be of leather or other suitable material, as well understood in the art, has a longitudinally split hollow stem 4; projecting centrally from its inner side and adapted to have aspring or tight frictional fit within the socket 2 whereby the tip member is releasably held to the cue.

The stem 4 is preferably made in cylindrical form from sheet metal with the inner end portion thereof annularly enlarged or shouldered as shown at 5 and provided with longitudinally extending spurs 6 projecting Serial No. 471,469.

from the shouldered portion with the said edges of the spurs preferably outwardly tapered so that the spurs are of dove tail form. The spurs 6 are intended to be forced into the inner side of a tip 3, the forcing operation causing a slight inward deflection or inclining of the spurs so as to have a clinching action on the material of the tip and thereby cooperate with the tapered edge portions of the spurs to resist a withdrawal thereof from the tip. It is found in practice that this forms a very secure and efficient method of fastening a tip and stem together. The outwardly projecting portion of the stem which forms a stud for fitting into the socket 2 is split longitudinally thereof as shown at 7 with the edge walls of the split separated to permit a contraction of the stem under external contracting pressure, such for instance as would be occasioned by forcing it into a socket The split 7 is provided, in the present instance, at the meeting edge portions of the sheet metal strip which is rolled or otherwise suitably formed in cylindrical shape, the edge portions of the strip being slightly cut away below the shoulder portion 5 to provide a space therebetween.

The end of the cue to which a tip is secured is preferably slightly dished as shown at 8 so as to permit the outer edge portion of a tip to seat perfectly against the cue and to prevent the shouldered portion 5 of the stem should it project slightly from the tip, from holding the tip against seating at its edge against the cue end.

It is evident that when a tip becomes worn or damaged it may be easily and quickly removed from a cue and a new tip substituted therefor; that it is not necessary to glue a tip to a cue, which necessitates the one being laid aside for a considerable period until the glue or cementing means becomes thoroughly dry. It is also evident that I have provided a simple and efiicient method for securing a stem member to a tip and that such member has yielding frictional engagement with the wall of the receiving socket to quite firmly retain a tip in engagement with a cue.

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction, arrangement or form of the parts, as it is capable of embodiment in numerous forms without departing from the spirit of the side edges of the portion thereof adapted to claim. be projected into the socket spaced to permit Having thus described my invention, what a lateral contraction of the stem, the inner I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letend of the stem being annularly enlarged 5 ters Patent, is, and formed with spurs for projecting into 15 A billiard cue having a socket in its tip and firmly engaging with the tip member. end, a tip member, a stem projecting from In testimony whereof I have hereunto the tip member for frictional engagement signed my name to this specification. within the socket, said stem being formed 10 in cylindrical shape from sheet metal with JOSEPH VETTER. 

